Discoveries Of The Week: A New Android Controller, A Terrifying $8,000 Robot, And The Hottest New Tech

You Can Now Buy A Terrifying $8,000 Robot For Your Home, And Six Other Awesome Discoveries

Every week at AskMen we keep our eyes peeled on the coolest new products in tech, audio, style and more. Check out some of this week's coolest finds below. To stay even more up to date, check out some of AskMen's coverage of this year's CES conference.

Mad Catz L.Y.N.X9 Controller

Why it's awesome: It lets you have a console-type gaming experience basically wherever you go.

Unveiled at CES, the Mad Catz L.Y.N.X9 controller is a foldable Bluetooth-enabled controlled designed to work with your Android phone or tablet, or even your home PC. It also comes with an attachable keyboard as well, meaning you can use it to fire off emails or text.

PonoPlayer

Why it's awesome: It might just lead a revolution in portable audio players.

The latest piece of audio tech made by a major recording artist is the PonoPlayer, championed by country-folk music star Neil Young. For years audiophiles have been grousing about MP3 being too lossy a file format for music, and the PonoPlayer is a much-hyped music player designed to play lossless audio, with two headphone jacks for shared listening. It comes in only black and yellow for now.

Type+ Protective iPad Air Case

Why it's awesome: It's a lightweight case for your new iPad that has an integrated keyboard with a long-lasting battery.

Did you get a fancy new iPad Air for Christmas, but need something to go with it? This case is pretty slick: it can bend to provide two different viewing angles and support, and comes with an integrated keyboard. The makers promise it can last three months on a single charge (at two hours of use per day), and the case is lightweight in general. AskMen’s executive editor Emma McKay just got one, and won’t stop singing its praises to everyone in AskMen’s offices.

The International Research Robot

Why it's awesome: It's advanced-level robotics that can now be purchased in your own home.

Looking just like what Will Smith was trying to eradicate in iRobot, this advanced robot is what is most commonly used for robotics research around the world. It has incredibly articulate joints, that can let it pick items up off the floor, dance, respond to your commands, recognize your face and voices, and more. You can also keep updating it via wifi. It does require a bit of programming though. Oh, and it costs $8,000. Oh, and it’s pretty terrifying too.

EcoPebble

Why it's awesome: Bluetooth speakers are becoming increasingly popular, and this one can go with you just about anywhere.

Check out one of the smallest waterproof Bluetooth speakers in the world, the EcoPebble. It weigh just eight ounces, is totally waterproof, floats, and last up to seven hours on a single charge.

Beer Jam

Everything goes with beer. Cheese goes with beer. Bread goes with beer. Normally you accomplish this combination by drinking beer while eating something, but the What Ales Ya collection of beer jams promises to make this process way more efficient by actually allowing you to spread a beer-based jam onto whatever it is you’re eating. They come in a few different flavors, with this threepack being particularly appealing to us. And if you were eating let’s say, a nice slice of rye bread with aged cheddar and a slice of beer jam on top, what tipple would you pair it with. Why, ginger ale beer of course.

Emoji Poop Shirt

Why it's awesome: It's both tasteful and tasteless at the same time.

This shirt looks pretty snazzy, right? Nice brown-red-white color scheme, slim fit, interesting pattern. Actually, really interesting pattern. Yeah, it turns out it’s made up of poop emoji. The best part of this shirt is going to be spotting the double-takes on your co-workers faces when they take a closer look.

Do you have a fever, and the only prescription is more discoveries? Well then, check out our previous edition of Discoveries of the Week, featuring, among other things, a totally wicked double-screened smartphone.